With a degree of credibility that "seems to be very high," another 14 women and one man have reported to the Jesuits that they were spiritually, psychologically or sexually abused by Jesuit Fr. Marko Rupnik, a well-known mosaic artist and spiritual director. Jesuit Fr. Johan Verschueren, Rupnik's immediate superior in Rome, issued a statement Feb. 21 saying the new allegations involve incidents that took place between the mid-1980s and 2018. With a "firm intention to proceed with measures to ensure that situations similar to those reported will not occur again," Verschueren said the Jesuits will begin an internal process that "may result in disciplinary action," but in the meantime, he has strengthened the restrictions on Rupnik's ministry by forbidding him from doing any artistic work in public, and especially not in churches or chapels.

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